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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Source Citation Format for 1940 US Census Images

[Updates: thanks to commenters and emails, I've changed the term "dwelling" to "household"]

Yesterday, as I went to grab my first 1940 US Census images, I realized I would need a source citation format.

So I grabbed my copy of Evidence Explained (you can also check out Elizabeth Shown Mills' new site and get the digital download at http://www.evidenceexplained.com) and decided that the QuickCheck Model for Digital Images Online Commercial Site (p. 240) would probably be the best example upon which to based my format. This is the same format that I've used for 1930 US Census and other years.

9 comments:

Thank you SO much for posting this, Thomas! In my rush to download all the EDs I could find yesterday, I totally neglected to get any of the roll numbers. Hopefully I'll be able to retro-fit my citations.

I hate to be nit-picky, but I have a few comments about the citation. Please let me know if I'm wrong.

It has been my understanding that (1) the "location" (towhship and incorporated place) come directly after "population schedule," (2) the sheet number would follow the ED number since it directly relates to the ED, then comes the page number, (3) isn't the website title at NARA is National Archives? I have seen others use the website title Archives.gov, which has perplexed me, and (4) I'm not sure if we should write "citing" the National Archives since the images actually belong to them.

Seems we are distantly related, since my grandfather was Royal (Roy) Hoar and Margaret nee Macentee (we called her Mae) was my grandmother (on my mother's side) My mother's name is Iris.

Roy died in a tragic tractor-trailer accident during a snowstorm, I believe on Rt. 52 in the mountains. Grandma died about a year later in Ellenville hospital (we believe of a broken heart).

I have been taking a stab at finding out more about my family background, and came across your site. Thanks for the help in learning how to do census searching. It certainly isn't easy, especially if you need to do it for free.

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